September 2019
Hall of Fame Notes
Ron Thomas, Adviser Dick Barnett taught sports management at St. John’s University for four years, so it made sense that many of his comments over Hall of Fame weekend seemed to be directed more toward students than toward the audience that was filled with senior citizens. At Thursday’s press conference, the former Tennessee A&I and…
Thinning Out: 10 Democratic Candidates Take the Debate Stage
Joshua Duffy-Cooper, Staff Writer Though the school year is off to a great start, the 2020 presidential election is full speed ahead. Over the summer there has been a myriad of political campaigning from numerous candidates of the democratic party. This summer also brought tensions to a head between the trump administration and the democratic…
Trip to Canton Inspires Maroon Tigers
Torrence Banks, News Editor The Maroon Tiger football team got the opportunity to play against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs in the first annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic. The game was played in Tom Benson Hall of Fame stadium in Canton, OH. “It was a huge honor for us to be…
Michael Smith Visits My Brother’s Keeper Class
Torrence Banks, News Editor On Tuesday, Morehouse professor Dr. Bryant Marks instructed the My Brother’s Keeper Master Class: Black to Business class. The course is also co-instructed by Dr. Shaquille O’Neal. This week, the special guest in the course was the Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance (MBK) at the Obama Foundation Michael Smith. …
‘IT Chapter Two’ Review
Kennedy London, Associate Arts & Entertainment Editor With the massive commercial and critical success of the 2017 horror movie “IT”, it became obvious that the second part of Stephen King’s story had to be adapted as well. Due to the 1986 novel being over 1000 pages, you can’t really make a nearly 5 hour long…
HBCUs Have Big Impact at Basketball Hall of Fame
Ron Thomas, Adviser At a time when it’s rare for an NBA team to draft a player from an HBCU and black-college teams are deep underdogs during March Madness, it’s easy to forget that into the 1980s HBCUs contributed many historically significant and outstanding players to the sport of basketball. Two impactful former NBA players…